God Our King
6/24/202639 min
This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 8, 2000. Series: Four Ways to Live, Four Ways to Love. Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11, 27-31.
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[intro music] You're listening to the Gospel and Life Podcast. What kind of relationship does God actually want to have with us? The Bible uses many images to describe how God relates to us: as a father, a friend, a spouse, and a king. Today, Tim Keller takes a closer look at one of these dimensions of God and how it helps us see the depths of His grace and love more clearly.
Tim Keller· Guest0:25
[music] Isaiah 40, starting at verse 1. "'Comfort. Comfort my people,' says your God. 'Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed, that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the Lord han- Lord's hand double for all her sins.' A voice of one calling: 'In the desert prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.'" We move down to verse 9. "'You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up to a high mountain.